• Tue. Dec 24th, 2024

Personal Finance

  • Home
  • Taxes on Passive Income & How to Minimize Them

Taxes on Passive Income & How to Minimize Them

Summary: Passive income is taxed differently depending on the type – dividends, interest, rents, capital gains, business income, and royalties all have specific tax rules. Rental real estate income can…

NACA Loans: Can You House Hack with 0% Down Using the NACA Program?

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) is a nonprofit organization aimed at making homeownership affordable to underserved borrowers in lower-income communities. Its programs provide great perks like no down…

How to Invest in Real Estate with a Self-Directed IRA: Case Study

Ever wish you could invest in real estate tax-free through your retirement accounts? You can. And it’s not hard, either. Look no further than Martha’s story retiring to Europe with…

Where Does Real Estate Fit in Modern Portfolio Theory?

Even as every other “sacred cow” of investing comes under question, investors keep standing by the classic 60/40 stocks/bonds portfolio. Famed for its simplicity and historical resilience, this approach has…

How to Pay for College with Real Estate Investments

The average cost of tuition for the 2023-2024 school year was $42,162 for private colleges. Ouch. Public tuition in-state universities clocked in at $10,662, and out-of-state at $23,630. Multiply that…

When Should Landlords Refinance a Rental Property Loan?

Mortgage brokers love to tell you they can lower your mortgage payment by refinancing your rental property. Sometimes they actually can. But is it worth refinancing, even then? Before rushing…

13 Hidden Benefits of a High Savings Rate & the FIRE Lifestyle

Whenever bad economic news dominates the headlines, pundits love to declare “The FIRE movement is dead, long live the FIRE movement!” They shouted it during the pandemic, during the stock…

12 “Cheat Codes” in the Game of Building Wealth & Creating Your Ideal Life

Ever wish you could punch in a cheat code for the game of life? Build wealth and passive income streams faster? Live your ideal lifestyle without putting in decades of…

The “Lazy 1031 Exchange” – Defer Taxes on Real Estate Without the Hassles of a 1031

A few years ago, I sold all of my multifamily properties as well as a few of my single-family turnkey properties. As I was getting ready to sell, I contacted…

Median Net Worth, Income and Real Estate Ownership by Age & Percentile

We talk all the time about how the wealthy invest in real estate. Today, you get to see just how much they like it. And stack your own finances up…